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Udall High

301 W. 4th St., Udall, KS 67146 · (620) 782-3623 · Cowley County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Kansas public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools

Enrollment
112
High
DISTRICT 58 · STATE 410
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
52 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 93027%
Grade 103027%
Grade 112724%
Grade 122522%
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
9787%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
65%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Two+
54%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
44%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
5045%
Female
6255%

School pathway

Feeds from
Udall Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Udall. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
40.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.3%
KS avg 38.8%

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2540.7%33.3%
2023-2436.0%44.0%
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Udall High

Udall High's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Udall High this school11246.4%30.5%
Sylvan-Lucas Unified Jr. sr
Sylvan Grove
14445.1%24.7%
South Central High School
Coldwater
8846.6%23.5%
La Crosse High
La Crosse
8746.0%25.9%
Oakley Sr High
Oakley
13047.7%27.9%
Erie High School
Erie
14445.8%16.9%
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Udall High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.5%#116 of 262
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#145 of 262
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
40.7%#106 of 262
Enrollment
ranked largest first
112#251 of 332
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
46.4%#116 of 263
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
112
+10 (+10%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251121110.2:146% (52)
2023-241006.914.5:139% (39)
2022-23968.311.6:148% (46)
2020-211021010.2:140% (41)
2017-1810210.89.4:139% (40)
2015-161121110.2:145% (50)
2010-111211111.0:132% (39)
2000-011471410.5:124% (35)
1990-911701610.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Udall High.

Since 2017-18: students up 10% (102 to 112); teachers up 2% (10.8 to 11).

About Udall High

Udall High is a public high school run by Udall in Udall, Kansas. Enrollment is 112 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students, so this school is 73% smaller than average.

Udall High is a school in Udall. The district has 4 schools and 305 students.

The student body at Udall High is 87% White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Staffing totals 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. That is lower than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 46%. Among public schools in Cowley County, the average eligibility rate is 59%.

allk12 grades Udall High a B. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.0%. Udall High scores 30.5%.

In Cowley County (population about 34,411), the median household income is $57,878, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. There are 22 public schools in Cowley County, enrolling about 5,714 students in all.

The next-closest public school is Udall Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Udall High is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Udall High ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 30.5% against a local average of 36.8%.

The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).

Enrollment at Udall High climbed 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 102 to 112 students.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Udall High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Cowley County at a glance

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Population
34,411
Census ACS
Median income
$57,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,714 students

Quick facts

School name
Udall High
District
Udall
Address
301 W. 4th St., Udall, KS 67146
Phone
(620) 782-3623
County
Cowley County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
112
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
52 (46%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
201239001203
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Udall High
How many students attend Udall High?
Udall High enrolls approximately 112 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Udall High serve?
Udall High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Udall High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Udall High is approximately 10.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Udall High?
At Udall High, the student body is approximately 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Udall High?
Udall High is overseen by Udall in Cowley County.
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